HEX atlas value

#79D78B

#79D78B is a cool green HEX color close to Light Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 121, 215, 139, HSL 131, 54%, 66%, has luminance 0.5453, and belongs to the earth tone group.

green cool earth-tone

#79D78B Sample readable text

HEX #79D78B

RGB rgb(121, 215, 139)

HSL hsl(131 54% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(44, 0, 35, 16)

Luminance 0.5453

Contrast Black 11.91:1White 1.76:1

CSS

--color-79d78b: #79D78B;
.background-79d78b { background-color: #79D78B; }
.text-79d78b { color: #79D78B; }

Luminance0.5453

Black text11.91:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#79D78B","rgb":[121,215,139],"hsl":[131,54,66],"cmyk":[44,0,35,16],"luminance":0.5453,"contrast":{"black":11.91,"white":1.76}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":11.91,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.76,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#C0ECC8","hex":"#C0ECC8","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.07,"contrastWhite":1.31,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.82,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#66EA7F","hex":"#66EA7F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.64,"contrastWhite":1.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#97D779","hex":"#97D779","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.31,"contrastWhite":1.71,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#79D7B9","hex":"#79D7B9","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.23,"contrastWhite":1.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","earth tone","earth tone green","Light Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/79d78b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-aquamarine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D779C6","analogous":["#97D779","#79D7B9"],"triadic":["#8B79D7","#D78B79"],"tetradic":["#7997D7","#D779C6","#D7B979"],"splitComplementary":["#B979D7","#D77997"],"monochromatic":["#C0ECC8","#79D78B","#38BC51"]}

Variants

{"light":"#C0ECC8","dark":"#38BC51","saturated":"#66EA7F","desaturated":"#8DC497","pastel":"#DFF1E2","neon":"#7AFF93"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":32.90896534380867},{"slug":"dark-sea-green","name":"Dark Sea Green","hex":"#8FBC8F","distance":35.05709628591621},{"slug":"medium-aquamarine","name":"Medium Aquamarine","hex":"#66CDAA","distance":37.70941526992961},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":40.311288741492746},{"slug":"lichen","name":"Lichen","hex":"#9BC4A2","distance":45.232731511594565}]

HEX meaning and use

About #79D78B

#79D78B is classified as a cool green value with earth tone visual character. #79D78B is visually closest to Light Green, a named green color with HEX #90EE90.

The RGB channels are 121, 215, and 139, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 131deg with 54% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.5453, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 32.91, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text11.91:1AA Pass

White text1.76:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #79D78B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000011.91:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.76:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#C0ECC8#000000 text · best 16.07:1#C0ECC8

Light Green#000000 text · best 14.82:1#90EE90

#66EA7F#000000 text · best 13.64:1#66EA7F

#97D779#000000 text · best 12.31:1#97D779

#79D7B9#000000 text · best 12.23:1#79D7B9

Generated Palette

#79D78B#79D78B

#D779C6#D779C6

#97D779#97D779

#79D7B9#79D7B9

#C0ECC8#C0ECC8

#38BC51#38BC51

Color Harmonies

#D779C6#D779C6

#97D779#97D779

#79D7B9#79D7B9

#8B79D7#8B79D7

#D78B79#D78B79

Variants

#C0ECC8#C0ECC8

#38BC51#38BC51

#66EA7F#66EA7F

#8DC497#8DC497

#DFF1E2#DFF1E2

#7AFF93#7AFF93

Nearest Named Colors

Light Green#90EE90

Dark Sea Green#8FBC8F

Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA

Pistachio#93C572

Lichen#9BC4A2

#79D78B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #79D78B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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